Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Cold Lake, City (CSD) - Alberta

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Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Cold Lake and Alberta, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Cold Lake Alberta
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 14,625 100.0 ... 3,978,145 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 13,100 89.6 ... 3,062,780 77.0 ...
Immigrants 1,215 8.3 100.0 845,220 21.2 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 510 3.5 42.0 381,370 9.6 45.1
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 75 0.5 6.2 109,145 2.7 12.9
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 150 1.0 12.3 146,915 3.7 17.4
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 475 3.2 39.1 207,790 5.2 24.6
Non-permanent residents 310 2.1 ... 70,155 1.8 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Cold Lake, 2011 and 2016

  2011 2016
All immigrants Recent immigrants
(2006 to 2011)
All immigrants Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Population in private households 665 .. 100 .. 1,215 .. 475 ..
Age groups 660 100.0 105 100.0 1,215 100.0 475 100.0
Less than 15 years 0 0.0 0 0.0 100 8.2 85 17.9
15 to 24 years 55 8.3 0 0.0 100 8.2 45 9.5
25 to 64 years 545 82.6 90 85.7 910 74.9 345 72.6
65 years and older 50 7.6 0 0.0 105 8.6 0 0.0
Median age 38.8 .. 32.3 .. 36.8 .. 33.4 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 1,025 100.0 475 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 675 65.9 400 84.2
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 270 26.3 190 40.0
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 405 39.5 210 44.2
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 310 30.2 65 13.7
Refugees ... ... ... ... 35 3.4 10 2.1
Region of birth1 660 100.0 105 100.0 1,215 100.0 475 100.0
Americas 110 16.7 0 0.0 140 11.5 25 5.3
Europe 315 47.7 0 0.0 380 31.3 30 6.3
Africa 35 5.3 0 0.0 85 7.0 15 3.2
Asia 195 29.5 45 42.9 605 49.8 400 84.2
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,2 Cold Lake, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 1,215 100.0 ...
Philippines 355 29.2 1
United Kingdom 190 15.6 2
China 55 4.5 3
Germany 50 4.1 4
India 50 4.1 4
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 475 100.0 ...
Philippines 310 65.3 1
Sri Lanka 30 6.3 2
India 25 5.3 3
United Kingdom 15 3.2 4

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,3 Cold Lake, 2016

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 1,210 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 220 18.2 1
Mandarin 40 3.3 2
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 2.5 3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 475 100.0 ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 205 43.2 1
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 35 7.4 2
Gujarati 15 3.2 3

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Cold Lake, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 13,790 100.0 30.3 14,620 100.0 31.0
First generation (born abroad) 1,120 8.1 35.0 1,670 11.4 35.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 1,700 12.3 33.6 1,865 12.8 32.3
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 440 3.2 38.5 560 3.8 38.5
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 1,260 9.1 31.4 1,310 9.0 30.5
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 10,970 79.6 29.2 11,080 75.8 29.7

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Cold Lake, Alberta and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Cold Lake, Alberta and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Cold Lake, 2011 and 2016

  2011 2016
Number % of the total population % of the visible minority population Median age Number % of the total population % of the visible minority population Median age
Total population in private households 13,790 100.0 .. 30.3 14,620 100.0 .. 31.0
Visible minority population 745 5.4 100.0 29.0 1,600 10.9 100.0 29.8
South Asian 110 0.8 14.8 28.2 185 1.3 11.6 29.7
Chinese 65 0.5 8.7 28.7 180 1.2 11.3 28.0
Black 120 0.9 16.1 22.0 250 1.7 15.6 21.7
Filipino 115 0.8 15.4 39.9 585 4.0 36.6 32.3
Latin American 85 0.6 11.4 37.8 95 0.6 5.9 33.8
Arab 75 0.5 10.1 24.4 60 0.4 3.8 17.1
Southeast Asian 80 0.6 10.7 38.9 40 0.3 2.5 31.7
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30 0.2 1.9 38.4
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20 0.1 1.3 31.4
Japanese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 45 0.3 2.8 13.7
Visible minority, n.i.e. 10 0.1 1.3 18.2 40 0.3 2.5 29.2
Multiple visible minorities 70 0.5 9.4 25.9 65 0.4 4.1 12.2
Not a visible minority 13,040 94.6 .. 30.4 13,025 89.1 .. 31.2

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Cold Lake, Alberta and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin Cold Lake Alberta Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 5,250 35.9 1 902,310 22.7 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
English 3,940 26.9 2 899,445 22.6 2 6,320,085 18.3 2
Scottish 3,220 22.0 3 704,205 17.7 4 4,799,010 13.9 3

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Cold Lake, Alberta and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Cold Lake, Alberta and Canada, 2016

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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